umount
Posted: 07 Jun 2014, 02:38
Unmounting/removing a USB flash drive should not require root privileges to perform. IMO Don't need admin rights to do it in Windows.
Because it doesn't behave like Windows!!
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Re: umount
Posted: 07 Jun 2014, 11:23
That's exact the Reason why I prefer Linux
Because it doesn't behave like Windows!!
Because it doesn't behave like Windows!!
Re: umount
Posted: 13 Jun 2014, 17:47
I prefer consistency. Signed in as guest, using spaceFM I can dismount a USB drive no problem. Try doing the same thing as guest in a script or terminal and it fails because it requires root privileges.
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uest@porteus:~$ umount /mnt/sdb1
umount: only root can unmount /dev/sdb1 from /mnt/sdb1
guest@porteus:~$